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Scapia Raises $63 Million In Funding Round Led By General Catalyst With Peak XV Partners And Z47Scapia raised $63 million in a round led by General Catalyst, with participation from existing backers Peak XV Partners and Z47. The India-based travel-fintech company, founded and led by CEO Anil Goteti, plans to use the capital to accelerate its AI-first product roadmap, expand its customer base across the country, and strengthen its integrated travel and financial ecosystem spanning credit cards, payments, rewards, and travel services. The company said it is seeing strong traction across flights and stays as it builds toward a broader AI-native travel platform for a younger, travel-heavy consumer base in India.
FOUNDER: Anil Goteti
INVESTORS: General Catalyst, Peak XV Partners & Z47
AMOUNT: $63,000,000
HQ: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
#VentureCapital #Scapia #AnilGoteti #TradedVC
Convective Capital Raises $85 Million Fund For Climate And Disaster Resilience InvestmentsConvective Capital, the early-stage climate and resilience-focused venture fund led by Bill Clerico, has raised an $85 million fund, up from its $35 million 2022 debut. The new fund marks a shift from an initial “firetech” focus on wildfire detection and mitigation to a broader mandate around physical-world risk management and disaster resilience, backed increasingly by institutional investors including insurers and asset managers. Convective plans to continue investing in technologies spanning wildfire prevention, infrastructure monitoring, insurance innovation, and climate-adaptive systems as extreme weather and disaster-related losses accelerate globally.
FOUNDER: Bill Clerico
AMOUNT: $85,000,000
#VentureCapital #ConvectiveCapital #BillClerico#TradedVC
Advanced Micro Devices Commits Over $10 Billion To Taiwan Semiconductor Ecosystem For AI InfrastructureAdvanced Micro Devices said it will invest more than $10 billion across Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem in a sweeping push to scale advanced packaging and accelerate next-generation AI infrastructure deployment. The commitment, outlined in a May 21 release, deepens partnerships with firms including ASE and SPIL to develop wafer-based 2.5D “Elevated Fanout Bridge” interconnect technology for AMD’s upcoming 6th Gen EPYC CPUs codenamed “Venice,” while also marking a milestone with PTI on panel-based EFB interconnects aimed at improving efficiency and economics for AI systems. The investments support AMD’s Helios rack-scale platform, targeting multi-gigawatt deployments from 2H 2026 using Instinct MI450X GPUs and EPYC processors, as the company competes more directly with Nvidia in AI infrastructure. Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su said the strategy combines AMD’s high-performance computing with Taiwan’s ecosystem to enable integrated rack-scale AI systems for faster deployment of next-gen workloads.
FOUNDERS: Jerry Sanders, Edwin Turney, John Carey, Jack Gifford, Sven Simonsen, Frank Botte, Jim Giles & Larry Stenger
AMOUNT: $10,000,000,000
HQ: Santa Clara, California
#VentureCapital #AdvancedMicroDevices #JerrySanders #EdwinTurney #JohnCarey #JackGifford #SvenSimonsen #FrankBotte #JimGiles #LarryStenger #TradedVC
Socket Secures $60 Million In Series C Funding Led By Thrive Capital At $1 Billion ValuationSocket raised $60 million in a Series C round at a $1 billion valuation, officially becoming a unicorn as demand intensifies for tools that secure open-source software supply chains amid the rapid rise of AI-generated code. The round was led by Thrive Capital with participation from Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures, and Capital One Ventures, bringing total funding to $125 million. Founder and CEO Feross Aboukhadijeh said the company’s platform detects malicious behavior in open-source dependencies in real time as AI now generates the majority of code in leading engineering teams.
FOUNDER: Feross Aboukhadijeh
INVESTORS: Thrive Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Abstract Ventures & Capital One Ventures
ROUND: Series C
AMOUNT: $60,000,000
VALUATION: $1,000,000,000
HQ: San Francisco, California
#VentureCapital #Socket #FerossAboukhadijeh #TradedVC
OpenAI Offers $2M In Tokens To Y Combinator Startups In Exchange For EquityOpenAI is offering $2M in tokens to every startup in YC’s current batch.
The offer applies to companies in Y Combinator’s spring and summer 2026 batches, in exchange for equity.
Sam Altman says he wants to see what “tokenmaxxing startups” build and how tokens reshape how startups operate internally.
Instead of cash, OpenAI is giving early-stage founders ownership-linked tokens directly tied to how they build, scale, and use AI.
The bigger signal: AI labs are no longer just building models.
They’re becoming capital allocators inside the startup ecosystem.
YC helped define the SaaS era.
Now OpenAI is trying to shape the next generation of AI-native companies.
Fresha Secures $80 Million Investment From KKR Boosting Valuation To $1 BillionFresha has raised $80 million from KKR’s Next Generation Technology Growth fund, pushing the London-based company to a valuation above $1 billion as it moves deeper into late-stage growth territory. Founded in 2015, Fresha says it now works with more than 140,000 businesses globally that collectively process over 35 million appointments per month, and it has raised about $285 million to date; the new capital will go toward international expansion and building out AI-powered features as the platform continues scaling its marketplace for beauty and wellness bookings.
FOUNDERS: William Zeqiri & Nicholas Miller
INVESTORS: KKR, Partech, Target Global, FJ Labs, General Atlantic, L Catterton
AMOUNT: $80,000,000
VALUATION: $1,000,000,000
HQ: London, United Kingdom
#VentureCapital #Fresha #WilliamZeqiri #NicholasMiller #TradedVC
Vêtir Secures $5.5 Million In Series A Round Led By Laidlaw At $150 Million ValuationVêtir raised $5.5 million in a Series A round at a $150 million valuation, with backing from investors including Laidlaw and Company and others. The company, founded by CEO Kate Davidson Hudson, will use the capital to accelerate development of its personalization engine, expand internationally, and deepen integrations with enterprise luxury and retail partners. Alongside the raise, Vêtir is also expanding its advisory bench with appointments including Stephanie Horton and Nina Garcia.
FOUNDER: Kate Davidson Hudson
INVESTOR: Laidlaw & Company
ROUND: Series A
AMOUNT: $5,500,000
VALUATION: $150,000,000
HQ: New York City, New York
#VentureCapital #Vêtir #KateDavidsonHudson #TradedVC
Oura Files For 2026 IPO Following $900 Million Funding Surge And $11 Billion ValuationOura, the San Francisco–based maker of the Oura Ring founded in 2013, has confidentially filed for a 2026 IPO following a major growth and funding surge. The company recently raised over $900 million in late 2025 at an approximately $11 billion valuation, bringing total funding to more than $900 million and fueling rapid expansion as sales doubled and revenue climbed from $500 million in 2024 to a projected $1 billion in 2025. Now having sold over 5.5 million rings, Oura is positioning itself as the leader in the smart ring category as it prepares for a public listing alongside other high-profile tech IPO filings.
FOUNDERS: Petteri Lahtela, Kari Kivelä & Markku Koskela
HQ: San Francisco, California
#VentureCapital #Oura #OuraRing #TradedVC
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"Other People's Fun Is Our Business": Inside Best Nights VC, Jägermeister's Bet on the Future of NightlifeLorrain de Silva runs Jägermeister’s venture arm with one filter: online-to-offline, or nothing. Four years and 120 million “best nights” later, the bet is paying off.
Peter Thiel’s Firm Signs Miami’s Most Expensive Office Lease at 830 BrickellThiel Capital leased 18,158 sq ft on the 44th floor of 830 Brickell for $250/sq ft, totaling ~$4.5M annually, setting a record for Miami office rents
FLF Venture Summit 2026: How Tampa Became the Southeast’s Venture Capital Hub for a DayOn February 26, 2026, Florida Funders (FLF) hosted its annual Venture Summit at The Motor Enclave in Tampa, convening top founders, investors, athletes, and defense leaders for an invite-only day of programming. Speakers included Mayor Francis Suarez, NFL pro and active investor Braxton Berrios, Betr founder Joey Levy, FLF Managing Partner Saxon Baum, Carta's Peter Walker, Palantir's Dave Spirk, retired four-star General Tony Thomas, and Stanford founder-investors Geoffrey Woo and Rohan Shah. With ~$300M AUM, 110+ portfolio companies, and a recent rebrand signaling national ambitions, FLF used the Summit to stake its claim as the structural winner of Southeast venture. TradedVC served as the official media partner and captured sidewalk interviews with several of the day's headline voices.
From Six Failed Ideas to 20 Million Users: How Krish Ramineni Built Fireflies.ai Into a Profitable AI Powerhouse Without Burning Venture CapitalSix failed startups, zero marketing spend, and a billion-dollar AI company built on $14 million. The story of Fireflies.ai
Inside Israel Tech Week: The Founders Building Miami's Bridge to Startup NationAyal Stern and Lior Halabi on resilience, the Israeli founder archetype, and why Miami is becoming the most strategic platform for Israeli tech outside of Tel Aviv.
A TradedVC Interview for Israel Tech Week
Kevin Hart’s Gran Coramino Surpasses $200M in Sales as It Becomes One of the Fastest-Growing Tequila Brands in the U.S.Following an exclusive interview with co-founder James Morrissey, Traded breaks down how Gran Coramino scaled to $200M+ in retail sales while outperforming a flat tequila market.
Anthropic's Washington MomentDario Amodei met with Susie Wiles and Scott Bessent to reset ties between Anthropic and Washington, centering the conversation on its powerful new cybersecurity model, Mythos. Released through a tightly controlled government-access program, Mythos gives U.S. agencies a capability they cannot easily source elsewhere, reframing Anthropic from a regulatory risk to a strategic partner. The shift highlights a broader playbook in AI: build indispensable infrastructure, and geopolitical alignment follows.
From a Toronto Backyard to the Upper East Side: How Othership Is Turning Wellness Real Estate Into a Hot Asset Class in NYCBased on an exclusive interview with Robbie Bent, Othership, a social wellness concept built around communal saunas, ice baths, breathwork, and live programming, has signed a 10-year, 14,000-square-foot lease on Manhattan’s Upper East Side for its largest and most ambitious location to date, reinforcing a broader shift toward wellness, community-driven, and experience-led tenants in today’s retail market.
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Propy And Milo Launch First All-In-One Crypto-Native Homebuying Stack In The U.S.Propy and Milo have announced a strategic integration that enables crypto holders to buy, sell, or refinance U.S. real estate without liquidating their digital assets.
MIAMI, RWorld Realtors to merge into 93,000-member MLS powerhouse in South Florida
Propy Brings Agentic AI to Institutional Real Estate with Its Third Acquisition: Boss Law in FloridaPropy has acquired the title division of Boss Law, adding offices in St. Petersburg and Seminole as part of its national expansion into institutional real estate transactions. The deal brings closing attorney Christopher Boss and a client base that includes major residential REITs and large wholesale investors onto the Propy Title platform. It marks the third acquisition in Propy’s $100 million AI-led rollup strategy to modernize title and escrow operations with automation, blockchain-secured records, and digital escrow infrastructure.
Coinbase Expands NYC Tech Hub With $30M Office Buildout at 1 Madison Avenue
Seraya Secures $1.8 Million Seed to Accelerate Turnkey Hospitality Apartments Across Dubai
MagicDoor Secures $4.5 Million Seed to Automate Rental Operations for Landlords and Property Managers
ZUZU Hospitality Secures $5.9M to Accelerate AI-Driven Revenue Management Across Southeast Asia and India
Brilliant NextGen Secures $9.7 Million to Enhance AI-Powered Smart Home Solutions
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